Former Liverpool players walk down memory lane

Mumbai, Dec 7 (PTI) Former Liverpool players Sami Hyypia,
Robbie Fowler, Luis Garcia and Vladimir Smicer today walked
down the memory lane and recalled some of the finest moments
associated with the club.

The four former stars kicked off the 'LFC World Presented
by Standard Chartered' at High Street Phoenix here where they
reminisced about the greatest night in Liverpool history, that
miraculous comeback from 0-3 down against Italian giants AC
Milan in the Champions League final in 2005 in Istanbul.

The Reds scored thrice in six minutes during the second
half before wrapping up the Champions League final via
penalty-shootout.

"We were 3-0 down in the final. We gave everything in the
second half, recalled towering former centre-back Hyppia.

Smicer, who scored the second goal, added: "Once Stevie G
(Steven Gerrard) scored we were confident. After I scored we
felt we had a chance. We started feeling the momentum.

"It was a miracle. In six minutes we scored three goals.
And then the penalties. We deserved to win. No other team
could come back and score thrice against AC Milan," Smicer was
quoted as saying in a media release issued here.

Smicer's last kick of the ball in a Liverpool jersey
turned out to be the winning penalty in that match.

They said the current squad can add more European
silverware to the Liverpool trophy cabinet soon.

Their optimism was clearly stoked by Liverpool's 7-0
thrashing of Spartak Moscow in Wednesday's Champions League
group stage fixture.

Fowler, who was not part of the 2005 Liverpool squad,
waxed eloquent about Jurgen Klopp's free-scoring Reds.

"It is an exciting time to be a Liverpool fan at the
moment. We are scoring a lot. Defensively we look okay. Lads
upfront are scoring at will," Fowler said.

Former midfield dynamo Smicer added: "We are very good
offensively. We have a lot of power upfront. We can beat
anybody. We have a good chance to win the trophy again